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  • Long-term productivity growth in agriculture varies across countries
    12/10/2021
    Long-term productivity growth in agriculture varies across countries
  • Agricultural output growth comes from increasing the use of land and other resources and from raising the productivity of those resources
    10/22/2021
    Agricultural output growth comes from increasing the use of land and other resources and from raising the productivity of those resources
  • Research investments help many countries sustain growth in agricultural productivity
    7/12/2021
    Research investments help many countries sustain growth in agricultural productivity
  • Farmers in all States surveyed in 2019 claimed to experience a decline in the effectiveness of glyphosate for controlling weeds
    7/6/2021
    Farmers in all States surveyed in 2019 claimed to experience a decline in the effectiveness of glyphosate for controlling weeds
  • There was less dicamba applied after planting in States where dicamba restrictions were strictest in 2019
    7/6/2021
    There was less dicamba applied after planting in States where dicamba restrictions were strictest in 2019
  • Use of dicamba-tolerant cotton was common in major upland cotton-growing States
    7/6/2021
    Use of dicamba-tolerant cotton was common in major upland cotton-growing States
  • Climatic trends dampened productivity growth on Wisconsin dairy farms
    11/16/2020
    Climatic trends dampened productivity growth on Wisconsin dairy farms
  • Productivity growth has contributed positively to U.S. agricultural output in all sub-periods since 1948
    8/26/2020
    Productivity growth has contributed positively to U.S. agricultural output in all sub-periods since 1948
  • Most new antibiotic approvals for food animals have been generic drugs also used for humans
    5/11/2020
    Most new antibiotic approvals for food animals have been generic drugs also used for humans
  • Productivity growth helped accelerate growth in world agricultural output through 2016
    4/3/2020
    Productivity growth helped accelerate growth in world agricultural output through 2016
  • Productivity growth is the major source of growth in U.S. agricultural output
    2/19/2020
    Productivity growth is the major source of growth in U.S. agricultural output
  • USDA agencies funded $287.7 million towards 213 research projects on automation or mechanization in specialty crops, 2008-2018
    2/14/2020
    USDA agencies funded $287.7 million towards 213 research projects on automation or mechanization in specialty crops, 2008-2018
  • New antibiotics for food animals decreased as a share of overall veterinary drug approvals between 1992 and 2015
    12/16/2019
    New antibiotics for food animals decreased as a share of overall veterinary drug approvals between 1992 and 2015
  • Public agricultural research expenditures as a percentage of agricultural GDP has fallen in high-income countries since 2009
    12/4/2019
    Public agricultural research expenditures as a percentage of agricultural GDP has fallen in high-income countries since 2009
  • Productivity of farms in the Heartland increased over time, but more slowly for smallest farms
    10/11/2019
    Productivity of farms in the Heartland increased over time, but more slowly for smallest farms
  • Potential effects of climate change on agricultural productivity likely to vary by region
    9/9/2019
    Potential effects of climate change on agricultural productivity likely to vary by region
  • Agricultural research spending from the private sector has increased while spending from the public sector fell
    7/9/2019
    Agricultural research spending from the private sector has increased while spending from the public sector fell
  • New nongeneric human drug approvals have increased while new animal drug approvals declined
    6/3/2019
    New nongeneric human drug approvals have increased while new animal drug approvals declined
  • Crop production in the Heartland has shifted to farms with at least 1,000 acres
    3/19/2019
    Crop production in the Heartland has shifted to farms with at least 1,000 acres
  • Government matching funds can incentivize producers to support agricultural research
    3/13/2019
    Government matching funds can incentivize producers to support agricultural research
  • Developing countries, such as China and Brazil, lead global productivity growth
    12/12/2018
    Developing countries, such as China and Brazil, lead global productivity growth
  • The public sector of high-income countries accounts for a shrinking share of global spending on food and agricultural R&D
    9/10/2018
    The public sector of high-income countries accounts for a shrinking share of global spending on food and agricultural R&D
  • Since the late 1970s, agricultural productivity growth in high-income countries has raised output and reduced farm input use
    8/6/2018
    Since the late 1970s, agricultural productivity growth in high-income countries has raised output and reduced farm input use
  • Public spending on agricultural R&D by high-income countries grew after 1960, but is now in decline
    5/30/2018
    Public spending on agricultural R&D by high-income countries grew after 1960, but is now in decline
  • Farm inputs have shifted over time toward less use of labor and land, and more use of capital and intermediate goods
    4/9/2018
    Farm inputs have shifted over time toward less use of labor and land, and more use of capital and intermediate goods
  • U.S. agricultural productivity continued to grow over time, while the real price of agricultural outputs tended to decline
    3/6/2018
    U.S. agricultural productivity continued to grow over time, while the real price of agricultural outputs tended to decline
  • Intellectual property rights for new plant varieties have expanded
    1/8/2018
    Intellectual property rights for new plant varieties have expanded
  • Productivity has driven the growth in U.S. agricultural output
    11/14/2017
    Productivity has driven the growth in U.S. agricultural output
  • Sources of growth in global agricultural output by country income groups, 2001-14
    10/13/2017
    Sources of growth in global agricultural output by country income groups, 2001-14
  • Technological innovations have increased corn yields
    9/19/2017
    Technological innovations have increased corn yields
  • Public sector spending on agricultural research declining in the United States and Western Europe, but rising in China, India, and Brazil
    9/13/2017
    Public sector spending on agricultural research declining in the United States and Western Europe, but rising in China, India, and Brazil
  • Gains in productivity have fueled the growth in U.S. agricultural output
    5/11/2017
    Gains in productivity have fueled the growth in U.S. agricultural output
  • Editor's Pick 2016: Productivity in U.S. agriculture, not increased input use, has fueled agricultural output growth
    12/23/2016
    Editor's Pick 2016: Productivity in U.S. agriculture, not increased input use, has fueled agricultural output growth
  • Rising agricultural productivity offsets declining input use in developed countries
    10/12/2016
    Rising agricultural productivity offsets declining input use in developed countries
  • Change in agricultural input use by State, 1960-2004
    9/23/2016
    Change in agricultural input use by State, 1960-2004
  • Change in agricultural output by State, 1960-2004
    9/23/2016
    Change in agricultural output by State, 1960-2004